Can containing and pouring vessel.



C. HONOUR.

GAN GONTAINING AND POURING VESSEL.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.8,1910.

Patented 001;. 17, 1911.

r 4 p E l l I I I l no n F7, .AU 6" l l n l s l l oo M Ww o M C a l E fL/ Lm IIN CHARLES HONOUR, 0F NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

CAN CONTAINING AND POURING VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1'?, 1911.

Application led December 8, 1910. Serial No. 596,336.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HoNoUR, citizen of the Dominion of Canada,residing at New Westminster, in the Province of British Columbia,Canada, have invented a new and usefulV Can Containing and PouringVessel, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a containing vessel within which a can ofcondensed milk 0r cream or other liquid sealed in a can may be placedfor use on the table, the containing vessel being provided with sealingvalves by which the pouring and venting apertures in the can are sealedwhen not in use and with a handle and spout for convenience in pour ing.

The invention is particularly described in the following specification,reference being made to the drawings by which it is accompanied, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a vertical section through the device with a can of milkinserted, and Fig. 2 is a detached view of the container within whichthe can is placed before insertion in the vessel.

In these drawings 2 represents the can ot condensed milk, 3 and 4 beingthe pouring and venting apertures which must previously have beenpunchedin the can at a fixed distance apart, for punching which a specialdevice may be provided. This can 2 is inserted in a cylindrical primarycontainer 5 conforming generally to the size of the can, and having anopen upper end wherein it may be introduced and a closed lower end inwhich is a coiled spring 6 designed to exert a pressure upward againstthe can for a reason which will lappear later. Toward the lower end thisprimary containerl is provided with an annular notch 8 by which it isremovably secured in its external casing or pouring vessel 10 in amanner to be described. This eXternal casing or pouring vessel 10, whichmay be of any convenient form or dimension according to the taste of thedesigner or the size of the can for which it is intended to be used, hasan inner lining 7 the dimensionf'lof which conforms to that of the innercontainer 5 and is open at the bottom and has a closed upper end 11. Inthis closed end 11 are secured small pouring and venting tubes 12 and 13which project inward so as to enter the apertures 3 and 4 of an insertedcan. Around each tube 12 and 13 and in contact with the top end 1 1 eachtube is provided with a soft rubber ring 14 against which the top of thecan, when inserted, is pressed upward. by the spring 6 of the innercontainer. The upper side of these pouring and venting tubes 12 and 13is furnished with a slightly conical seat on which balls 15 willnormally lie to close the apertures through the tubes. One of theseballs 15 is retained by checks 16 within a short pouring spout 17 andthe other within a removable apertured venting guard 18, the position ofthe checks and the conical form of the seats being such as to allow theballs to readily fall oil'l their seats when the vessel is tilted, as inthe act of pouring, but will allow them to tall back onto and seal theapertures when the vessel is restored to a horizontal position as whenplaced upon the table.

Toward the lower side of the external vessel or casing 10 are pivotallymounted in the inside two spring latches 2O which are pivoted at 21 andon the end opposite to the latch are formed with plunger buttons 22which pass through the outer wall of the vessel 10. These latches aredesigned to cngage the angular notch 8 around the base ot the innercontainer 5 and are released from such engagement by pressure on thebuttons 22.

The vessel is provided with a handle 18 and spout 17 which with the bodyof the casing 10 are susceptible of ornamentation according to taste.

In use the -can is pierced with the two apertures for pouring andventing, as is usual, though care must be taken that the distance apartand the size of the apertures are sucient to permit the entrance of thetubes 12 and 13, for which piercing, as before explained, a simplepuncturing device is provided. The can 2 is then placed in the inner orprimary container 5 and is passed up into the casing 10 with the piercedapertures of the can in alinement with the tubes 12 and 13 in the upperend 11 of the casing, and is pressed up against the upper end againstthe resistance of the spring 6 in the bottom of the primary containeruntil the latches 20 engage the annular notch 8 around the base of thecontainer 5. The punched apertures of the can are thus sealed contactwith the valve apertures in the top of the vessel and when the vessel islifted and tilted, as in the act of pouring, both ball valves will falloff their seats and the fluid is free to low from the can through thepouring tube 12 and spout 17 while the airis free to enter through thevent tube 13 to displace the volume of the fluid which flows out; thehorizontal position, as when placed upon the table, both the balls 15 ofboth The device is readily accessible for clean-` ing and when a can hasbeen emptied it can ,be quickly removed and replaced with a fresh one.

Having now particularly described my' invention and the manner of itsuse, I hereby declare that what I claim as new and desire to beprotected in by Letters Patent, is:

l. A receptacle for the purpose specified,

said receptacle comprising an inner can holder having-.a closed bottomin which is a coiled springand an annular latching.

notch, an external casing having a closed top and open bottom in, whichcasing the inner holder is vertically slidable and having fingeroperated latches for engaging the annular notch ring of the inner canholder, tubes projecting. downward rom -the closed top of the externalcasing designed to enter the pouring and' venting apertures of aninserted can, ball valves in conical seats normally closing the upperends of the pouring and venting tubes, a rubber ring around each pouringand vent- On the vessel being restored to ing tube sealing theconnection between the tube and the can, a pouring spout connecting thepouring tube and a vented guard connected to the venting tube and ahandle.

2. In a device of the character stated, an outer casing closed atthe'top and open at the bottom, a vent valve device in the top of saidcasing and a valved spout on the top of said casing, a cup telescopinginto said casing, latch devices on said casing 'and operable from theoutsiderof said casingfor retaining said cup in position, a can heldwithin said cup, said can having a vent opening and an out iow openingto register with the vent of said casing and the spout of said casingrespectively, and means in said cup for pressing said can -toward thetop of said casing.

3. An apparatus of. the class described, an outer double walled casinghavinga closed top and an `open bottom, a cup telescoping into saidcasing, latches mounted on the inner wall of said casing between theinner and outer walls of said casing to retain said cup in position, theouter wall of said cas-V ing having openings through which said latchesproject, an outlet spout on the top of said casing, a spout nippleprojecting through the top of said casi-ng, a vent'nipple projectingCjthrough ythe top of said casing', a can within said cup andv having apair of openings toV receive said nipples, a packing around said nipplesbetween the top of said can and the top of said casing, a V springwithin said cup for forcing said can against said packing and valves forclosing said nipples when the device i's in one position. In testimonywhereof I have signed my name to' this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

i CHARLES HONOUR. Witnesses: l

Ron/LAND BRITTAIN, WM. S. SOUTAR...

